* Wet-condition (rain) tires with grooved tread pattern: 468, each entry
has five sets available as needed.

Per series regulations, all cars must use at least one primary set of
tires and one new alternate set during the race, each for a minimum of
two green-flag laps, unless rain tires are used - then teams are free to
use their tire allotment as they see fit. The primary tire specification
for Infineon was used as the alternate tire at the 2010 Barber and
Edmonton events. The alternates are new for this race. The primary spec
is the "softest" primary Firestone will use all season. The alternate
tires are identical in construction to the primaries but contain an even
softer tread compound which will provide more grip and faster lap times,
yet will trade off some compound durability in exchange for those
shorter-term advantages.

From Al Speyer, Executive Director, Firestone Racing: "Even though Will
Power has already clinched the road course championship and the Mario
Andretti Trophy, I expect that there is still a lot of excitement in
store for the final road course race of the season. The overall
championship points battle is tightening up as we head to the home
stretch. Firestone Racing is bringing primary and alternate tire
specifications that are new to Infineon Raceway. This track is an
interesting challenge with its elevation changes and big braking zones,
so a tire with plenty of grip is going to be very important here. That
is why our engineers selected a primary tire that has actually been used
previously this season as an alternate tire at two different tracks.
With an alternate specification a step softer than that, tire grip should
not be an issue."

Firestone "Tire-ific" Move of the Race: Following each race, Firestone
Racing nominates three drivers who best utilized their Firestone tires to
make a bold, dramatic move during the event. Fans can go to
www.indycar.com to vote for the nominee they believe made the most
"Tire-ific" move of the race. In a record-setting vote that saw more than
213,000 total ballots cast, Ryan-Hunter Reay won the award for the
Mid-Ohio race two weeks ago, after recovering from an early pit-lane
incident that put him near the rear of the field to finish 10th.
Hunter-Reay will receive the $10,000 prize during Sunday's pre-race
activities at Infineon.